Political war erupts in Senegal between President Faye and PM Sonko
A fierce public power struggle has erupted between Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, shaking the nation's ruling coalition and raising fundamental questions about who truly holds political authority.
African Union says continent’s rising debt crisis undermines development
The chairperson of the AU Commission says many governments are spending more on servicing debt than on investments in human development.
UN urges Libya to shut migrant detention centres
Libya is facing renewed pressure to shut down detention centers where rights groups say migrants and refugees are being tortured, abused, and in some cases, killed.
Gaza: soaring costs and empty pots leave families dependent on charity kitchens
Long after the guns fell silent, a new struggle defines daily life in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, where scores of displaced Palestinians, most of them children, now line up with empty pots at charity kitchens for their only guaranteed meal of the day.
Morocco expects bumper olive harvest after years of drought
The Moroccan Olive Production Federation says it expects olive output to top 2 million tonnes, more than twice the amount of the previous year.
Women Fleeing Sudan’s Al-Fashir Report Rape, Killings and Child Disappearances
In Sudan’s North Darfur, new accounts from women fleeing the city of Al-Fashir reveal horrifying scenes of violence and abuse after its capture by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Six people die in a stampede during military recruitment in Ghana
At least six people lost their lives in a tragic crowd crush during a military recruitment exercise at Accra's El-Wak Sports Stadium in Ghana.
UN Tom Fletcher holds “constructive” talks with Sudanese army leader
The United Nations' top humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, met with Sudanese Armed Forces leader General Abdelfattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday, in a high-level diplomatic effort to secure critical access for life-saving aid delivery across the war-torn nation.
Turkey says all 20 soldiers killed in transport plane crash in Georgia
The C-130 plane had taken off from Ganja, Azerbaijan, and was heading home when the accident took place.
A third of Japan-donated Mpox vaccines wasted in DRC due to storage challenges
Approximately 35% of mpox vaccines donated by Japan to combat a dangerous new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being wasted due to stringent preparation requirements that leave doses unusable within hours, the head of the country's mpox response has told Reuters.